Integrated power body shower scrubber

ABSTRACT

An integrated power shower body scrubber may include a main body motor, a transfer system, a control system, a rechargeable battery, and a body service surface, which are all disposed in a water resistant compact case. A rotation disk is driven by a single motor sealed in the main body via a group of transforming gears. The disk wheel rotates clockwise and counterclockwise with different speeds. The control system has controllers and indicators integrated into the water resistant main body of the equipment and easily controlled by the user. The disk wheel is topped by a replaceable top pad which is covered by a top body tower which is disposable upon used. The user&#39;s body is scrubbed with body tower to clean the body as desired. The top disk pad can be cleaned through wipe, press, and pinch upon different type materials with outside water.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 (e) to U.S.Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/117,284, filed on Feb. 17,2015, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is related to a body scrubber, and moreparticularly to an electric body shower scrubber that is safe and easyto use.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The back has always been one of the most difficult areas of the body towash, and various back scrubbers are known in the art. For example, U.S.Pat. No. 8,726,445 to Wagner discloses a shower-mounted back scrubberaids in scrubbing and cleaning one's back while in the shower andincludes a brush surface attached to a wall of a shower or tub by atleast one mounting bracket. Each mounting bracket includes a slot thataccepts brush base. The brush base includes a plurality of soft bristlesfor gentle cleansing and a coarse bristles for more aggressive cleaning.However, the back scrubber aids disclosed by Wagner is not driven byelectric power and does not include several operation modes fordifferent scrubbing purposes.

U.S. Pat. No. 8,419,667 to Chika discloses an electric shower masseusethat is suspended between the shower sliding door frame and the oppositeshower wall. It has two large rotating disk wheels that massage andclean the body. A water reservoir allows soapy water to flow gently ontoboth shower disk wheels continuously, enabling the user to limit thevolume of water used. The disk wheels spin in opposite directions at thesame speed, controlled by a single motor and a drive belt that rotatestwo shafts. The lower disk wheel moves forward and backward to conformto the contours of the body. The unit is braced against the back wall ofthe shower enclosure and kept in position by adjustable arms. It can beraised and lowered to clean the upper and lower body. Its speed andefficiency lead to conserving water, time, and energy. The invention isespecially useful for anyone with limited hand or arm mobility. UnlikeWagner, the body scrubber disclosed by Chika is electrical-powered,however, the installation of such body scrubber seems complicated and itmay be unsafe to use such body scrubber because some components of thebody scrubber may cause the user injured.

U.S. Patent Publication No.: 2003/0167565 to Yoshida discloses a bodyscrubber including a motorized rotating scrubber, a wall mountedscrubber traveling rail and a motorized scrubber height changer. Thescrubber is made of sponge. The scrubber is shaped such that the largeand small, flat or contoured, or crevices may be scrubbed. The height ofthe rotating scrubber can be changed at will anytime even duringscrubbing. The scrubber angle is also manually adjustable for scrubbingfeet or stowage. An additional rinse showerhead and soap dispensertravels vertically with the scrubber. Even though the body scrubber toYoshida discloses a motorized scrubber, the rail, belt and othercomponents of the scrubber are all exposed outside, which may injure theuser when the user is taking the shower.

U.S. Pat. No. 7,451,513 to Torres discloses a back-scrubbing andcleansing apparatus includes a housing that has a plurality of sidewallsdefining first and second isolated cavities. One side wall is providedwith an inlet port in fluid communication with the first cavity forreceiving a liquid cleansing agent therethrough. An end cap isthreadably attachable to the inlet. The apparatus further includes amechanism for removably attaching the housing to the shower wall and aplurality of rotatable scrubbing elements attached to another one of thesidewalls. The scrubbing elements include a plurality of resilientbristles. A mechanism is included for assisting a user to moreeffectively clean the selected body portion during operating conditions.However, the body scrubber disclosed by Torres relies on bristlesrotating in the same direction, and it cannot be adjusted when in use.

Therefore, there remains a need for a new and improved body scrubber toovercome the problems stated above.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The rechargeable power shower body scrubber in the present invention isa compact and one-piece unit, which is based on design philosophy of thesafety, simple, useful by applying the latest technologies via the mostelegant art of the design. The body scrubber may include an enginemotor, rechargeable battery cell, rotation disk, replaceable rotationpad, disposables body scrubbing tower, control panel and circuit, andrechargeable electrodes, providing the most convenient and comfort bodycleaning. It is also easy to keep the equipment clean and hygiene byreplacing the pad and disposable tower. There is no need to change tothe current shower room structure or pipe line layout or wire layout.The user only needs to push a control button on the control panel withinthe main body to operate the body scrubber.

The main objective of the present invention is to provide a bodyscrubber that is easy to set up at any desired location on the wall inthe shower room. And the location may be changed afterward when needed.

The second objective of the present invention is to provide a bodyscrubber that is safe to use because the driven power is lower voltagedirect current from rechargeable battery cell inside of the main body;and there is no any extra accessory, no frame, no wire, no pipe,avoiding many potential harm in the shower room.

The third objective of the present invention is to provide a bodyscrubber that is easy to operate. The user can operate the body scrubberby pressing the control button to turn the power on and off; andpressing the same button for changing the operation modes.

The fourth objective of the present invention is to provide a bodyscrubber that is easy to keep the user's skin clean because of thedisposable top body scrubbing tower being changed every time after useas suggested. It is also easy to keep the equipment clean and sterilizedby changing the top body tower after use every time and changing the toprotation pad periodically.

The fifth objective of the present invention is to provide a bodyscrubber that is easy to recharge the main body on a recharge baseseparately located at a safe place away from shower room. After a fullcharge, the body scrubber can be used for at least one week.

In one aspect, an integrated power body scrubber that can be secured onthe shower room wall to clean the user's body comprises a main unit, acontrol panel, a rechargeable battery and an elastic disc pad. The mainunit has a direct current motor, with multiple speeds operation modes,which is geared to a round disk attached to a rotation disk. Therotation disk is attached to a rotation top scrubber pad, which supportsa disposable top surface tower. The control panel may include a singlecontrol knob and multiple indicators. The rechargeable battery can berecharged on an outside recharge base, which is located outside theshower room. The rechargeable battery also has an indicator to show thepower condition. It is noted that the main unit has a specificallydesigned hanging edge with a unique triangle Z-shaped to ensure that themain unit is securely locked to the wall base. The elastic disk pad isadapted to rotate in a clockwise or counterclockwise manner, and it ischangeable after use. The body scrubber also has a disposable textilescrubbing tower top providing the touch surface of the device and theuser's skin.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the integrated power shower body scrubberin a shower enclosure.

FIG. 2 illustrates an exploded view of the main body in the presentinvention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the body scrubber in the presentinvention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the wall braced base including itsspecific designed edge, bottom recharge leads and removable hole.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the recharge base in the presentinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The detailed description set forth below is intended as a description ofthe presently exemplary device provided in accordance with aspects ofthe present invention and is not intended to represent the only forms inwhich the present invention may be prepared or utilized. It is to beunderstood, rather, that the same or equivalent functions and componentsmay be accomplished by different embodiments that are also intended tobe encompassed within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used hereinhave the same meaning as commonly understood to one of ordinary skill inthe art to which this invention belongs. Although any methods, devicesand materials similar or equivalent to those described can be used inthe practice or testing of the invention, the exemplary methods, devicesand materials are now described.

All publications mentioned are incorporated by reference for the purposeof describing and disclosing, for example, the designs and methodologiesthat are described in the publications that might be used in connectionwith the presently described invention. The publications listed ordiscussed above, below and throughout the text are provided solely fortheir disclosure prior to the filing date of the present application.Nothing herein is to be construed as an admission that the inventors arenot entitled to antedate such disclosure by virtue of prior invention.

In one aspect, an integrated power body scrubber 300 that can be securedon the shower room wall to clean the user's body comprises a main unit310, a control panel 320, a rechargeable battery 330, and an elasticdisc pad 340. The main unit 310 contains a direct current motor, withmultiple speeds operation modes, which is geared to a round disk 311attached to a rotation disk 312. The rotation disk 312 is attached to arotation top scrubber pad 313, which supports a disposable top surfacetower 314. The control panel 320 may include a single control knob 321and multiple indicators 322, so the user can easily turn on or off thepower and switch different operation modes, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.The control panel 320 also has a control circuit that is sealed into themain body 310. The rechargeable battery 330 can be recharged on anoutside recharge base 331, which is located outside the shower room. Therechargeable battery 330 also has an indicator to show the powercondition. It is noted that the main unit 310 has a specificallydesigned hanging edge 315 with a unique triangle Z-shaped to ensure thatthe main unit 310 is securely locked to the wall base, as shown in FIG.4. The elastic disk pad 340 is adapted to rotate in a clockwise orcounterclockwise manner, and it is changeable after use. The bodyscrubber 300 also has a disposable textile scrubbing tower top providingthe touch surface of the device and the user's skin.

In another embodiment, the control panel 320 comprises a power on/offknob 321; an indicator showing the battery cell's condition; twoindicators showing the forward clockwise rotation with two speed modes;and two indicators showing the counterclockwise rotation with twospeeds. The control panel 320 is completely integrated into the waterresistant shell of the main body and sealed with its control circuittogether. The control panel 320 provides an easy way to operate thedevice by pressing the button to turn on and off the device to changethe operation modes to the user's preferred scrub mode, as shown in FIG.2. The control circuit is sealed in the main unit 310 with the controlpanel 320 together to control of the motor and gears.

It is noted the body scrubber 300 in the present invention is driven bya core system that includes a direct current, multiple speed modesmotor, a group of speed converting gear and a rotation disk. The outputtorque can be greater than five kilogram*cm to support a comfortablescrub for the user. The gear is adapted to provide the maximum outputtorque, reduce the maintenance cost, keep the stability of the device,and make the driving mechanism and system more rigid and stable.

The top scrubber pad 313 is made of plastic or rubber or syntheticmaterials, which is replaceable and rotates synchronously with the disk.The top round pad has four or five locks with clips to fasten and lockthe pad to the disk, and the top pad can be cleaned easily. The top padcan also be replaced when necessary when worn or reached its life cycleshown on the user instruction; the top pad is part of the main body asshown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

In a further embodiment, a particular designed body scrubber tower formsthe top surface, which will provide direct contact to the user's bodywhen being used. It can be used to clean the user's body and removeexfoliation; which is supported by the disk top pad. The body tower iseasy spread out on the disk top pad via a pushing clips on the pad or aspecific tightening design, and the top scrubber tower is specificdesigned with the fibers and the textile materials, which rotateclockwise or counterclockwise with the user's control. The top scrubbertower is the only contact surface between the human body and the bodyscrubber in the present invention, and its disposable feature providesthe maximum protection for disinfection and sterilization when takingshower with the use of the device. The body tower is easy to remove bysimply pitching it and taking it away from the top pad after use.

The integrated power shower body scrubber further includes waterresistant rechargeable electrodes. The material of the electrodesincludes precious metal, titanium alloy or nickel alloy with coatingmaterials. The poles located at the bottom of the main body 310 isconfigured to avoid the direct water stream. The electrode is disposedon the upper edge of the recharge base unit, which provides an easyposition to lay down the rechargeable main boy and ensures the closetouch between the two sides electrodes without the affection from themain body's convexity, as shown in FIG. 5. The body scrubber in thepresent invention can be secured on the wall surface in the shower roomas shown in FIG. 4.

Having described the invention by the description and illustrationsabove, it should be understood that these are exemplary of the inventionand are not to be considered as limiting. Accordingly, the invention isnot to be considered as limited by the foregoing description, butincludes any equivalents.

What is claimed is:
 1. An integrated power body scrubber comprising amain unit, a control panel, a rechargeable battery, and an elastic diskpad, wherein the main unit has a direct current motor, with multiplespeeds operation modes, which is geared to a round disk attached to arotation disk; and the rotation disk is attached to a rotation topscrubber pad, which supports a disposable top surface tower, wherein thecontrol panel includes a single control knob and multiple indicators,and a control circuit, which are sealed into the main unit, and easy tobe pressed for turning power on/off and different operation modes,wherein the rechargeable battery is configured to be recharged on anoutside recharge base, which is located outside the shower room, and therechargeable battery has an indicator to show the power condition, andwherein the elastic disk pad is adapted to rotate in a clockwise orcounterclockwise manner, and it is changeable after use.
 2. Theintegrated power body scrubber of claim 1, wherein body scrubber themain unit has a specifically designed hanging edge with a uniquetriangle Z-shaped to ensure that the main unit is securely locked to thewall base.
 3. The integrated power body scrubber of claim 1, furthercomprising a disposable textile scrubbing tower top between the deviceand the user's skin.
 4. The integrated power body scrubber of claim 1,wherein the rechargeable battery is recharged by water resistantrechargeable electrodes.
 5. The integrated power body scrubber of claim1, wherein the elastic disc pad is driven by a core system that includesa direct current, multiple speed modes motor, a group of speedconverting gear and a rotation disk.
 6. The integrated power bodyscrubber of claim 1, wherein top scrubber pad is made of plastic orrubber or synthetic materials, which is replaceable and rotatessynchronously with the elastic disk pad.
 7. The integrated power bodyscrubber of claim 1, wherein the top scrubber pad has a plurality oflocks with clips to fasten and lock the pad to the elastic disk pad. 8.The integrated power body scrubber of claim 1, wherein an output torqueof the rotation disk is greater than five kilogram*cm.